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Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2022-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0358244447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing cut-paper illustrations, this picture book teaches young readers all about what makes a tool a tool--and the remarkable ways animals use them to interact with the world.
Author: Robert W. Shumaker
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2011-05-02
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1421401282
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen published in 1980, Benjamin B. Beck’s Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human animals. Beck showed that animals—from insects to primates—employed different types of tools to solve numerous problems. His work inspired and energized legions of researchers to study the use of tools by a wide variety of species. In this revised and updated edition of the landmark publication, Robert W. Shumaker and Kristina R. Walkup join Beck to reveal the current state of knowledge regarding animal tool behavior. Through a comprehensive synthesis of the studies produced through 2010, the authors provide an updated and exact definition of tool use, identify new modes of use that have emerged in the literature, examine all forms of tool manufacture, and address common myths about non-human tool use. Specific examples involving invertebrates, birds, fish, and mammals describe the differing levels of sophistication of tool use exhibited by animals.
Author: Matt Reher
Publisher: Zoology Magazine
Published: 2015-07-01
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781634371797
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009-06-15
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 0547349580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world’s largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that’s bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don’t tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to see things for yourself—at their actual size.
Author: Wallace Arthur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-08-07
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1316061477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat do we know about animal evolution in the early twenty-first century? How much more do we know today than Darwin did? What are the most exciting discoveries that have been made in the last few decades? Covering all the main animal groups, from jellyfish to mammals, this book considers all of these questions and more. Its 30 short chapters, each written in a conversational, nontechnical style and accompanied by numerous original illustrations, deal equally with the pattern and the process of evolution - with both evolutionary trees and evolutionary mechanisms. They cover diverse evolutionary themes, including: the animal toolkit, natural selection, embryos and larvae, animal consciousness, fossils, human evolution, and even the possibility of animal life existing elsewhere than on Earth. This unique text will make an excellent introduction for undergraduates and others with an interest in the subject.
Author: Sean B. Carroll
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-04-25
Total Pages: 475
ISBN-13: 1118685202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this landmark work, the author team led by Dr. Sean Carroll presents the general principles of the genetic basis of morphological change through a synthesis of evolutionary biology with genetics and embryology. In this extensively revised second edition, the authors delve into the latest discoveries, incorporating new coverage of comparative genomics, molecular evolution of regulatory proteins and elements, and microevolution of animal development. An accessible text, focusing on the most well-known genes, developmental processes and taxa. Builds logically from developmental genetics and regulatory mechanisms to evolution at different genetic morphological levels. Adds major insights from recent genome studies, new evo-devo biology research findings, and a new chapter on models of variation and divergence among closely related species. Provides in-depth focus on key concepts through well-developed case studies. Features clear, 4-color illustrations and photographs, chapter summaries, references and a glossary. Presents the research of Dr. Carroll, a pioneer in the field and the past president of the Society for Developmental Biology.
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 054755799X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn some amazing facts relating to over 300 animals.
Author: Katrina Sharman
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9780980374049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Jenkins
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2024-07-09
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 1536234044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOtters that break open shells on their chests? Crows that make hooks to snare grubs? Discover the surprising (and sometimes sneaky!) ways that animals use tools. Many animals use tools in ingenious ways--some use sticks, others use stones, and some can even sew! The archerfish spits jets of water to knock down its prey. The palm cockatoo makes drumsticks to impress its mate with a beat. The burrowing owl attracts beetles by decorating its doorway with dung, and chimpanzees skillfully wield grass stems to fish out termites. In their fourth book in the Find Out About series, Martin Jenkins and Jane McGuinness look at a range of clever tools that show just how inventive animals can be. An end note offers more fascinating details for curious readers.
Author: Lara Wibeto
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Published: 2010-02
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1936107511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLara Wibeto has combined over a decade of work in the mental health field, her teaching experience, political endeavors, and personal triumphs into a unique memoir and self-help guide with "Your Personal Tool Kit for Life: Facing a Major Life Renovation and Constructing the Best Life Possible." She shares many insights learned as she worked to overcome sudden illness, and how her social work and teaching careers led her to the political realm as a community advocate and political candidate. She also describes how everyone can take the steps necessary to remain focused on personal happiness and goal achievement. This is a how-to for personal happiness in which the author assists readers in identifying obstacles to personal happiness, self-esteem, and life goal attainment by creating coping strategies. At the same time, Wibeto points out ways to develop more effective methods for achieving personal happiness while building the life the reader desires, developing a personal tool kit that contains the most effective tools for the situation or crisis at hand. The author shares her story, including the stories of those whom she helped to beat the odds when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges.
